Yea, good call, Bateman. Why the Astros believe in not using September as a reward is so bogus. Other teams do! No wonder their minor league system is in the toilet - if the players don't have at least a September call-up to work hard for, what do they have? There's no incentive for these guys to have great minor league numbers and stick around. It's a joke. Wright has a 6 something ERA, can't be a starter. Espo and Downs can't hit and are average at best.I've attended most of the RR games and have seen guys like Banks and Van Hekken (spell?) pitch their butts off on a team that rarely wins. Banks' numbers are STILL better than most of the pitchers called up considering he's got horrible players behind him. The Astros are clueless about what they've got in a pitcher like him.

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